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“We know what it’s all about, the players know what it’s all about and we’re excited.

“I read articles on it going back to the miners. We know what it means, it’s a local derby against your rivals, you prepare properly for every game but this is one with a little bit of edge, a little bit of needle and that excites us.

“It’s about the players understanding the importance of it.

“They have the character to cope with that and we’ll be going into it to win it.”

“Every 50/50 will be contested. The crowd will react to fouls like it’s the worst thing in the world, as they would here.

“But the players won’t step over the line just because the crowd are reacting.

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Stags assistant boss Paul Raynor has echoed Lester’s sentiments, when it comes to the added importance of the game. His team will be looking to cement their place in the League Two play-off spots a little more.

“You can feel the buzz,” he said.

“We see the people queuing up for tickets when we pull up in the morning. You can see it has that extra edge and how important it is.

“You go into the bar after a game last Saturday and they were talking about Chesterfield, even though we had Port Vale to play before that.

“These are the games when the fixtures come out - our supporters are looking for the Notts Countys and Chesterfields and when we're going to play them.

“We're really looking forward to it and we can understand why the fans are as well. People say it's just the same old game, but there is an extra edge to them.”